I have artist Paul Hollingworth. The picture above is one of a series of ink with metal type photographed in water. I want to achieve the same feel through smoke and lettering.
I think you're heading in the right direction with this concept. I think the color is an excellent choice. Have you though about maybe using a tri-color gradient (cyan-pink-purple?) I would also use the dodge and burn tools on the smoke to give the effect of a light source. What that will do is give it more volume and depth. That can also be applied to your type as well.
My other suggestion would be to add more type to the more intense areas of the smoke. I think this would make it feel like that the smoke is made from typographic characters.
Other than that I think you're almost there. But I would see what the other side of the Dan-which says.
I think the smoke is a good idea. You should find a way to integrate it more directly with the type. I don't think you we're at the last speaker at the Y conference but he had a sweet project where smoke became the words. It kind of surrounded and became the type. I'm not saying you have to make words directly out of smoke but tying them together is a good idea I think.
I have artist Paul Hollingworth. The picture above is one of a series of ink with metal type photographed in water. I want to achieve the same feel through smoke and lettering.
Dearest Middle-of-the-Danwich,
ReplyDeleteI think you're heading in the right direction with this concept. I think the color is an excellent choice. Have you though about maybe using a tri-color gradient (cyan-pink-purple?) I would also use the dodge and burn tools on the smoke to give the effect of a light source. What that will do is give it more volume and depth. That can also be applied to your type as well.
My other suggestion would be to add more type to the more intense areas of the smoke. I think this would make it feel like that the smoke is made from typographic characters.
Other than that I think you're almost there. But I would see what the other side of the Dan-which says.
I think the smoke is a good idea. You should find a way to integrate it more directly with the type. I don't think you we're at the last speaker at the Y conference but he had a sweet project where smoke became the words. It kind of surrounded and became the type. I'm not saying you have to make words directly out of smoke but tying them together is a good idea I think.
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